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2 days ago | wkzo.com | Humeyra Pamuk

By Humeyra Pamuk and Stephanie van den BergWASHINGTON/THE HAGUE (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court, an unprecedented retaliation over the war tribunal’s cases regarding alleged war crimes by U.S. troops in Afghanistan and over the court’s issuance of an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

3 days ago | wkzo.com | Ken Delaney

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Four months after she says she was being fired by Bronson Healthcare for speaking out against new polices for her pediatric practice, a Kalamazoo area pediatrician Dr. Justine Bunka has filed a defamation lawsuit against the hospital system.

3 days ago | wkzo.com | Ken Delaney

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – State Representative Matt Longjohn of Texas Township and two other lawmakers are proposing legislation that they say will curb the abuses of the gun industry. HB 4478 and 4479, introduced by Representative. Morgan Foreman and Longjohn would ban “ghost guns.” Those firearms lack serial numbers, and the lawmakers say they can be purchased over the internet with no background check. “No one has any legitimate need for a ghost gun,” said Rep.

3 days ago | wkzo.com | Randy J. Stine

LESLIE, MI — Police in Leslie say a juvenile male was killed and another injured by a downed power line near Leslie Tuesday evening. The deceased teenager apparently electrocuted after coming in contact with the power line. The Leslie Fire Department was called out to the area of Woodworth Elementary School around 6 p.m. yesterday evening. Fire officials say that two boys were playing with a nearby power line, which fell and started a small grass fire. The name of the deceased has not been release.

4 days ago | wkzo.com | Ken Delaney

AUGUSTA, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Officials with the Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center in Augusta say they have kicked off the public portion of a $2.6 million capital campaign to construct a dedicated therapy arena. Cheff is North America’s first therapeutic riding center built specifically for individuals with special needs. The “Raise the Roof” capital campaign has already raised over $2.1 million toward its goal. Cheff Center leadership how hope the community can help them raise the rest.